Nancy Lane is the illustrator of several previous children’s picture books about animals. Ever since she was seven years old she has known what she wanted to do: illustrate books for children. She studied art at Maryland Institute, College of Art. After graduation, she worked briefly as an art director before becoming a freelance illustrator.
In her art, she enjoys portraying emotion in the faces of people – and animals. She lives in the Finger Lakes region of upstate New York with her husband, two teens, and her rescue dog and cats. nancylanestudio.com
A Home for Dakota
After rescue from a bleak puppy mill, Dog No. 241, renamed Dakota, journeys toward her forever home.
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Call the Horse Lucky
A girl's desire to help a starving horse changes his future, as well as hers.
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Cookie’s Fortune
Come along on a small dog’s journey, from surviving in a vast city to finding a loving home.
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The Forgotten Rabbit
With its compelling color illustrations and evocative descriptions, The Forgotten Rabbit tells the tale of Bella the rabbit as she makes a giant leap from neglected Easter bunny to cherished animal companion.
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KoKoCat, Inside and Out
Will KokoCat survive the change from contented inside cat to living on her own as an outside cat?
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A Warbler’s Journey
With poetic language and lush oil paintings, children will cheer on the tiny but mighty yellow warbler as she makes her perilous migration journey from the tropics of Central America to the Canadian tundra.
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